Missy Caulk & Team can be reached at 734-216-2822 or email: Missy@MissyCaulk.com
Our TEAM of 6 buyer associates are available to help you relocate to Ann Arbor, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, Milan, Ypsilanti Township, Clinton, Manchester, Whitmore Lake, or throughout Washtenaw County, MI.
10 comments • Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor- Realtor(R)- Ann Arbor Real Estate • September 03 2010 11:49AMYour reputation matters...both to consumers, clients and other Realtors.
Have you ever been told by another agent, I have another offer but would rather work with you?
Your reputation matters because they know you will:
1) Communicate
2) Use good lenders
3) Stay on top of contingencies
4) Not have to track you down
5) Negotiate fairly but not be hard to deal with
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Missy Caulk & Team can be reached at 734-216-2822 or email: Missy@MissyCaulk.com
Our TEAM of 6 buyer associates are available to help you relocate to Ann Arbor, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, Milan, Ypsilanti Township, Clinton, Manchester, Whitmore Lake, or throughout Washtenaw County, MI.
28 comments • Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor- Realtor(R)- Ann Arbor Real Estate • August 16 2010 10:16AMAnn Arbor Celebrates 4th of July
• The Ann Arbor 4th of July Parade: Always sponsored by the Ann Arbor Jaycees, begins 11 a.m., Sunday. The parade will begin at State, Liberty, Main, and William Streets in Downtown Ann Arbor. As part of the parade there will be a Patriotic Bike Decoration Contest for children under the age 12.
• A short drive from Ann Arbor is the Whitmore Lake 4th of July festivities. The day begins with the Thunder Road Car Show & Cruise. The Independence Day Parade, “The Eagle Has Landed,” features local bands, merchants, and floats.Beginning at 7:00 in the evening the ski show starts followed by the Parade of Lights, where thousands gather on the lakefront to see decorated boats float by in their glory. The fireworks display in Whitmore Lake begins after dusk.
• The Sunrise Senior Living Center are holding a carnival on the 4th of July Carnival at Sunrise Senior Living, 1901 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor. Beginning at Noon and ending today. The event a the Sunrise Center is free for anyone who wants to come celebrate the holiday with residents at Sunrise. The carnival will have games, prizes, food, and entertainment. For information, call 734-741-9500.
Regardless of where you celebrate the 4th of July, take a moment to reflect on the big "why' of why we celebrate. We celebrate the birthday of our Great Nation where a few men and an entire nation broke the chains of bondage and birthed One Nation, Under God, Indivisible with Liberty and Justice for all.
18 comments • Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor- Realtor(R)- Ann Arbor Real Estate • July 02 2010 08:51AMListings, Appraisals...getting to closings...oh my in the Ann Arbor market area.
Back in January 08, I did a series on Appraisals and Square Footage Issues. We are still going through appraisal issues in Ann Arbor and this was before HVCC became a law. I will share the story after we either get to closing. (if...)
Karen Anne Stone had a great post on pricing today on Activerain.
Here is an excerpt:
Then... I would talk about how it is NOT the seller who determines the price. Of course, when I said that... they would look at me kinda funny-like... (I get that a lot... LOL)... and then they'd try and guess that it would be the buyer.
Noper... said I. Nor is it the Realtor either.
The one who most determines the price... is the appraiser. That is when I would really start laying the blame... or the answer for the suggested list price... right square at the feet of the appraiser.
I'd tell them about the appraisal process... and about how the appraiser has to submit the closest three comparable sales she can find... to justify her price.
Then we would talk about how "accountable" the appraiser had to be... in substantiating, or "proving" the price of the house... when they did the appraisal.
Finally... I would ask the seller this:
Mr and Mrs Seller... if you were the appraiser, and your job, your entire career, your family's future income... if all of that was riding on your submitting the three best comps that "prove the price..." which three would you choose ? Now remember... your job as an appraiser... depends on you picking the most correct three !"
I have rarely, if ever, seen this fail. Usually they end up picking even lower comps than I would have used to determine their asking price.
WE (The Missy Caulk Team) do CMA's for both sellers and buyers. It is the data, the numbers, that count, NOT what our sellers want to price the home at, NOT what the buyers "think" it is worth.
When you have a listing agent overprice from the beginning, you are fighting them, (their ego), the sellers who were NOT TOLD THE TRUTH, and then the appraisal evaluation.
NOT fun....to be continued.
Missy Caulk
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5 comments • Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor- Realtor(R)- Ann Arbor Real Estate • May 18 2010 10:36AM
OPEN HOUSE, Sunday, April 17th in Ann Arbor. 627 Hiscock in downtown Ann Arbor.
Circa 1901, in a fantastic location. Walk to down-town Ann Arbor, parks. Open living space, and a newer kitchen. Newer roof, furnace, hardwood floors.
Market conditions in 48103 are on the upturn the last few months. Hiscock is located in the downtown area in zip code 48103
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Schools:
Bach Elementary
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Missy Caulk & Team can be reached at 734-216-2822 or email: Missy@MissyCaulk.com
Our TEAM of 6 buyer associates are available to help you relocate to Ann Arbor, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, Milan, Ypsilanti Township, Clinton, Manchester, Whitmore Lake, or throughout Washtenaw County, MI.
0 comments • Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor- Realtor(R)- Ann Arbor Real Estate • April 17 2010 08:17AMMarch 2010 market data for Real Estate in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
This is data for schools in Ann Arbor, NOT the Townships or other School Districts.
There were 233 Single Family homes listed in Ann Arbor.
65 homes closed and 21 homes came under contract.
The highest price home to close was in Burns Park, listed at 575K and closed at 550K
The second highest was on 2930 Miakoda in Lodi Townhip, Ann Arbor Schools, on 4.96 Ac . Listed at 599,900 and closed at 480,000.
Condos in Ann Arbor
107 new condos came on the market
38 Condos sold between March 1st and March 31st, 2010.
10 Condos under contract.
You can receive monthly updates for Ann Arbor Area Real Estate sent to you via email, by signing up. Target the zip code or area you are interest in.
Missy Caulk & Team can be reached at 734-216-2822 or email: Missy@MissyCaulk.com
Our TEAM of 6 buyer associates are available to help you relocate to Ann Arbor, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, Milan, Ypsilanti Township, Clinton, Manchester, Whitmore Lake, or throughout Washtenaw County, MI.
3 comments • Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor- Realtor(R)- Ann Arbor Real Estate • April 05 2010 09:37AMWhat is happening in the Ann Arbor Market?
I was just on Facebook and there was a discussion going on about Forbes Magazine naming Ann Arbor, the top sport towns. One comment made was by someone who said, "this is not true, there are no homes in Ann Arbor for 148,000.00.
Well knowing that is not true, we actually have 69 homes under $148,000.
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Our TEAM of 6 buyer associates are available to help you relocate to Ann Arbor, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, Milan, Ypsilanti Township, Clinton, Manchester, Whitmore Lake, or throughout Washtenaw County, MI.
1 comment • Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor- Realtor(R)- Ann Arbor Real Estate • April 03 2010 02:59PMAnn Arbor is called Tree Town.
Ann Arbor's "Tree Town" nickname stems from the dense forestation of its parks and residential areas. The city contains more than 50,000 trees along its streets and an equal number in parks. This was not shot in a park but in a neighborhood I was showing homes in on Friday. I thought it was a beautiful tree and was glad the developer didn't cut it down.Soon it will be in full bloom.
A person living in Ann Arbor is called an "Ann Arborvite". I took this on my cell phone for my photo blog.
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Missy Caulk & Team can be reached at 734-216-2822 or email: Missy@MissyCaulk.com
Our TEAM of 6 buyer associates are available to help you relocate to Ann Arbor, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, Milan, Ypsilanti Township, Clinton, Manchester, Whitmore Lake, or throughout Washtenaw County, MI.
9 comments • Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor- Realtor(R)- Ann Arbor Real Estate • March 21 2010 11:03AM
Ann Arbor is actively networking to be one of the receiptants of the fiber network that Google is installing.
You can join the Facebook Fan Page to keep updated, there are already 7,993 fans there, connecting and discussing.
Both the City of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan are putting together an application to send to Google.
What will a fiber network mean to the communities that Google selects?
Enjoy the great sites around Ann Arbor sponsored by A2Fiber Group on YouTube.
You can follow the discussion of the A2 Fiber Network on Twitter.
Attend the City Council Google Fiber for Communities public hearing on Monday, March 15 at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
Ann Arbor Residents there are lots of ways to support this campaign and find out more about it.
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Missy Caulk & Team can be reached at 734-216-2822 or email: Missy@MissyCaulk.com
Our TEAM of 6 buyer associates are available to help you relocate to Ann Arbor, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, Milan, Ypsilanti Township, Clinton, Manchester, Whitmore Lake, or throughout Washtenaw County, MI.
9 comments • Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor- Realtor(R)- Ann Arbor Real Estate • March 13 2010 06:54AMWant to buy a house in The Ann Arbor area?
Call us up at 734-821-0757
or...Search the Ann Arbor Area MLS in the privacy of your own home, at your own pace.
The Missy Caulk & TEAM of 6 Buyer Agents are ready to help.
Missy Caulk & Team can be reached at 734-216-2822 or email: Missy@MissyCaulk.com
Our TEAM of 6 buyer associates are available to help you relocate to Ann Arbor, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, Milan, Ypsilanti Township, Clinton, Manchester, Whitmore Lake, or throughout Washtenaw County, MI.
9 comments • Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor- Realtor(R)- Ann Arbor Real Estate • March 05 2010 07:39AM